"I call it the Cyclones Stadium," he said. "I'll try my best to call it MCU Park."

Naming rights for the Coney Island stadium were sold to KeySpan through 2020, but the utility company was sold to National Grid in 2007 and its name was gone with that deal.

Now both the Mets' major league home, Citi Field, and its local minor league complex are named after financial institutions.

Mets owner Fred Wilpon took the opportunity to drum up hope for next season after a dismal 2009 was followed by a disappointing off-season.

"This is going to be a comeback year," he said. "We filled those positions we feel are important. These guys want to prove last year was an aberration and it's not going to happen again... so I'm very optimistic."